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Home » Crypto News » Contagion Spreads: BlockchainCom Facing $270M Loss on Loans to Three Arrows Capital

Contagion Spreads: BlockchainCom Facing $270M Loss on Loans to Three Arrows Capital

Author: Andrew Throuvalas

Last Updated Jul 8, 2022 @ 16:38

If BlockchainCom does not successfully liquidate 3AC’s assets, it could leave a massive hole in the exchange’s balance sheet. 

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Peter Smith – CEO of crypto exchange platform BlockchainCom – said the fallout from VC firm Three Arrows Capital (3AC) could cause his company to lose $270,000,000.

  • In a letter to shareholders dated June 24th, Smith said that 3AC had defaulted on $270,000,000 worth of crypto and U.S. Dollar loans from BlockchainCom.
  • The CEO claims the firm had reliably borrowed and repaid $700 million in loans from the exchange over the past four years.
  • However, 3AC was liquidated on multiple loans last month due to poor risk management. It filed for bankruptcy last week.
  • The fallout led to liquidity issues at multiple other crypto lending firms that were counterparties, such as Finblox and Voyager.
  • “[BlockchainCom] remains liquid, solvent and our customers will not be impacted,” clarified Smith in the letter.
  • Earlier this month, CryptoPotato reported that both BlockchainCom and Deribit were seeking 3AC’s liquidation from a British Virgin Islands Court. The court ordered the firm into liquidation in June.
  • “We believe Three Arrows Capital defrauded the crypto industry and intend to hold them accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” read a statement from BlockchainCom

  • 3AC’s trouble also arguably stemmed from financial contagion dating back to Terra’s collapse in May – a protocol in which it was deeply invested.
  • As of now, BlockchainCom is yet to announce any withdrawal freezes or restrictions on customers’ funds, the way CoinFLEX and Celsius have.
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